Feb 10 · 3 min read · Have you ever wondered what actually happens behind the scenes when you type a URL like www.google.com into your browser and press Enter? Although it feels instant, a lot of complex processes occur in just a few milliseconds. This blog explains the s...
Join discussionFeb 7 · 4 min read · Sharing information is what the internet is all about, but long and complicated web addresses can make it hard to talk to people. ShortURL services were made to fix this problem by turning long links into short, easy-to-share ones. ShortURL tools hel...
Join discussionFeb 2 · 7 min read · Introduction When you build or test web apps, you often need to talk directly to a server: ask for a page, submit a form, or call an API. Browsers are one way to do that, but for many tasks it’s faster and clearer to send requests from the command li...
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Feb 1 · 5 min read · Introduction We open a browser, type a website address, and press Enter.In just a moment, the web page shows up on the screen. It looks very simple, but a lot of things happen in the background. When I started learning web development, I often wonder...
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Jan 30 · 10 min read · I used to think browsers were just windows. Open Chrome, type a URL, website appears. Simple. Then in my second year, my professor asked us to explain what happens between pressing Enter and seeing the page. I said something like: "The browser fetche...
Join discussionJan 30 · 4 min read · How Your Browser Turns a Link into a Website Have you ever wondered what actually happens after you type a website name and press Enter? In a split second, your browser does a massive amount of work. It is not just an app that opens pages; it is like...
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Jan 30 · 2 min read · What is cURL? cURL is a tool that lets you talk to servers from your terminal or command line. A server is like a restaurant kitchen – it prepares food (data) when you ask for it. Normally, your browser talks to the server when you open a website. Bu...
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Jan 29 · 3 min read · 1. What is a Server? Before cURL, you need to know about Servers. Think of a server like a big library that never closes. When you want to see a website or get some info, your computer "asks" the server for it. The server then sends back the data. We...
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